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Impacts of Current Global Economic Crisis on Asia’s Labor Market
Huynh, Phu; Kim, Kee Beom; Sziraczki, Gyorgy - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper investigates the labor market and social impacts of the global financial and economic crisis in Asia and the …, and remittances data to assess the employment and social consequences of the crisis, including falling demand for labor … provides some projections of the impact on unemployment, vulnerable employment, working poverty, and labor productivity in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694251
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Clinical Research in Britain, 1950–1980: Volume 7
UCL, The Wellcome Trust Centre for History of Medicine WTC - eSocialSciences - 2008
The growth of clinical research in the UK since the Second World War is examined, including the 1953 Cohen Report and the subsequent creation of the Medical Research Council’s Clinical Research Board. Lord Walton of Detchant, as Chairman, guided the discussion on the inter-relationships...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005699358
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Not Just Mad Englishmen and a Dog: The Colonial Tuning of 'Music on Record', 1900-1908
Parthasarathi, Vibodh - eSocialSciences - 2010
The paper excavates how the advent of commercial audiography, through 'Recording Expeditions' between 1902 and 1907, shaped configurations of the nascent business in, and culture around, 'music on record'. It will weigh the evolving nature of colonial imprints on these configurations by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008504566
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Innovation through Long-distance Conversations? Lessons from Offshoring-based Software Clusters in Bangalore
Okada, Aya - eSocialSciences - 2009
skilled labor, made available through clustering has played an important role in facilitating learning, that is, diffusing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008512451
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Restructuring Public Sector Hospital Services: Marginalising the Poor
Roy, Bijoya - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper examines the state of public sector hospitals, how they are being compelled to transform into profit churning units through reforms, and in the process alienating poor and the underprivileged groups from public hospital inpatient care.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341645
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AT Times When Limbs May Fail: Social Security for Unorganised Workers in Karnataka
Rajasekhar, D.; Suchitra J.Y.; Madheshwaran S.; … - eSocialSciences - 2006
Policy makers, therefore, often encounter the following questions while formulating the social security schemes. What are the priority social security needs of unorganized workers? What existing mechanisms and strategies do they use to meet the social security needs? Do social security needs and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341656
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Surat 2006 Floods: Citizen's Report
Acharya, Akash; Pandya, Kiran; Das, Biswaroop - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper is a study with the purpose of exploring the flood time position of citizens in Surat city and to check aspects associated with flood warning system of Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC). The study also aims at understanding the post-flood situation and ascertaining issues like losses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341660
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Migration and Labour mobility in the Leather Accessories Manufacture in India
Pais, Jesim - eSocialSciences - 2006
Liberalisation and the policies thereafter have lead to a definite increase in production and export from the leather accessories industry in India. The focus of this paper is on migration and labour mobility in the leather accessories manufacture in Dharavi, Mumbai. The core data for the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341668
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Educational Innovations in Rural Tamil Nadu: Tsunami-affected Arunthatiars of Sathyamangalam
Prabhu, Vrunda - eSocialSciences - 2007
This paper reports on the human aspect of a two-and-half-year collaboration between mathematics teachers of the City University of New York (CUNY), and grassroots organizers in rural Tamil Nadu. Reporting on student success in Calculus classrooms in New York at the International Conference to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341675
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Reproductive Health Services and Role of Panchayats in Karnataka
Vyasulu, Poornima; Vijayalakkshmi, P. - eSocialSciences - 2006
The paper presents an analysis of the reproductive health care services available to women in rural areas in Karnataka, and the various factors influencing them. Based on survey data on the status of Primary Health Centres (PHCs), and the availability of maternal health services, we analyze the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341677